. Annals of medical history. ne between twobroken ones, which means water. Goingupward toward tlu- head the temperatureof the body increases, which is thought toexplain the circumstance that clothing isnot needed to protect the head from other signs indicate combinations ofmale and female principles. The pure maleIjrincipic (not here shown) is representedby three soHd lines which also indicateHeaven; the pure female principle by threebroken fines which also signify Earth. A|)roper association of thesr ])rincl]:)lcs isessential for life and liai^piiuss. The Nan Ching contains many othe
. Annals of medical history. ne between twobroken ones, which means water. Goingupward toward tlu- head the temperatureof the body increases, which is thought toexplain the circumstance that clothing isnot needed to protect the head from other signs indicate combinations ofmale and female principles. The pure maleIjrincipic (not here shown) is representedby three soHd lines which also indicateHeaven; the pure female principle by threebroken fines which also signify Earth. A|)roper association of thesr ])rincl]:)lcs isessential for life and liai^piiuss. The Nan Ching contains many otherdiagrams and an interesting picture of adisciple worshipping three Buddhas in thefamiliar storm-cloud setting (Fig. 15). Itcloses with a representation of the spiritwhich is held responsible for its protection,who is likewise surrounded with billowystorm-clouds and is armed with a doubleheaded axe (Fig. 16). These ideas of anatomy have a strongflavor of Buddhism. They have been handeddown from antiquity, originating perhaps. Ml, ISJ Fic. 12. A composite drawing indicating how elaborate arethe relations of the various spirits and genii. in the study of animals with occasionalverification at executions by the methodof a thousand cuts (slicing process).With each transference the diagrams havebecome less and less like the organs whichthey are supposed to represent so thatall (Figs. 4-9), except the lungs and kid-neys, are quite unrecognizable without thehelp of the Chinese text. Taoists do not carry on any active in-struction in anatomy. Ideas arc merelytraditional and diffused from tiic prieststo the laity in garbled form. Apparently no -Ilsicli. I. A lUvicw of Ancient CliincscAnatomy. Anal. Rcc, Phila., 1921, .\x, 97. Taoist Ideas of Himan Anatomy 3«7 new books are written. How clinVietU it iswith the conceptions of anatomy wliieliunderlie the art of needling (or acupunc-ture)! These arc actively taught by theapprentice method, and in small schools,to students throughout th
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